Eglah

Eglah in the Topics

A heifer, one of David’s wives, and mother of Ithream (2 Sam 3:5; 1 Chr 3:3). According to a Jewish tradition she was Michal.

Named in the Bible

2 verses

  • 2 Samuel 3:5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
  • 1 Chronicles 3:3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.